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单词 make
释义
make 1 ★★★
VERB  
/meɪk/
1  T  to create or produce something by working 做;创造;生产

Jane made coffee while the guests were finishing their dessert. 在客人们吃完甜点的时候简煮了咖啡。

She makes all her own clothes. 她所有的衣服都是自己做的。

made in This furniture is made in South America. 这种家具产于南美。

make sth from sth They make paper from old rags. 他们利用破布造纸。

make sth out of sth We made curtains out of some old material we found. 我们用找到的一些旧布料做窗帘。

made (out) of sth a bowl made of metal/plastic/wood 金属/塑料/木碗

make sb sth Joan made me a beautiful dress for my wedding. 琼为我的婚礼做了一件漂亮的连衣裙。

make sth about sb/sth They’ re making a TV programme about the case. 他们在拍摄一个有关该案的电视节目。

1a to cause something to be formed by breaking, cutting , or tearing an object or by pushing one object into or through another (通过打破、切割或撕破)使形成,使出现

make a hole/scratch/dent etc in sth Something’ s made a scratch in the counter. 什么东西在柜台上刮出一道痕。

2  T  used with some nouns for showing that someone performs the action referred to by the noun 做出,执行(与某些名词连用,表明某人执行名词所指的动作)

Over 340 arrests were made. 340多人被捕。

make an attempt/effort Helen made no attempt to stop him. 海伦没有阻止他。

make a decision No one wanted to make a clear decision on the project. 没有人想就这个计划作出明确的决定。

make a mistake/error Nobody’ s perfect – we all make mistakes. 没有人是完美的,我们都会犯错误。

make progress We’ ve made some progress, but there’ s still a long way to go. 我们已经取得了一些进步,但还有很长一段路要走。

make a change/alteration/adjustment etc People can eat more healthily without making major changes to their diet. 人们无需对饮食作出很大的改变就能吃得更健康。

make a contribution This study makes an outstanding contribution to our understanding of the disease. 这项研究为我们了解这种疾病作出了突出的贡献。

make a noise/sound Stop making so much noise! 不要再制造这么多噪声!

make a note of sth (=keep a written record of something) Matthew made a note of the car’ s number and informed the police. 记下某事物

2a used with some nouns to show that someone says something 说,提出(与某些名词连用)

make a statement/suggestion/complaint etc The minister will make a statement on that issue later today. 今天晚些时候部长将就那个问题发表声明。

3  T  to cause someone or something to be in a particular state or change to another state 使处于(某种状态);使变成

make sb do sth That film always makes me cry. 那部电影总是让我哭泣。

make yourself heard/understood etc I know enough Japanese to make myself understood. 我的日语水平足以让人理解我的意思。

make sth difficult/easy etc The noise in the school makes learning difficult. 学校里的吵闹声让人很难安心学习。

make sb feel ill/sad/strange etc That smell makes me feel ill. 那种气味让我觉得恶心。

make sb look fat/thin/younger etc That haircut makes you look ten years younger. 那种发式使你看起来年轻了10岁。

make sb happy/sad/angry etc Listening to the news just makes me angry these days. 最近一听新闻就使我生气。

make sth nice/pretty/attractive etc I want to make the place nice for when they arrive. 我想把地方弄得舒适一点等着他们到来。

make sb famous/popular etc It was television that made her so popular. 是电视使她如此闻名。

make it clear/obvious/plain etc (that) I’ d like to make it clear that I had nothing to do with this. 我想明确地说明我和这事没关系。

make it known/understood (that) She made it known that she was the mayor’ s wife. 她让人知道她是市长的太太。

make sb sth They made him head teacher after Joanne left. 乔安妮离去后他们选他当校长。

4  T  to force someone to do something 强迫

make sb do sth They made us work for 12 hours a day. 他们强迫我们一天工作12个小时。

They made him tell the truth by depriving him of food. 他们通过不给他东西来吃强迫他说出真相。

be made to do sth We were made to learn fifty new words every week. 我们被迫每周学50个新单词。

5  T  to arrange or organize something 安排;组织

make an appointment/date I’ ve made an appointment for you with the doctor for tomorrow morning. 我已经替你预约明天早上同医生见面。

6  T  to earn or get money 挣(钱);赚(钱)

She makes about £2,000 a month. 她一个月大约挣2,000英镑。

make money You can make a lot of money playing the stock market. 你可以通过炒股赚大钱。

make a living (=make enough money to buy the things you need) Can you make a living from painting? 谋生;糊口

make a profit The company made a small profit in its first year. 公司开张的第一年赚了一点小利润。

7  linking verb  to give a particular total when added together 等于;合计为

Four and two make six. 4加2等于6。

7a  T  to decide that something gives a particular total when calculating an amount 算出总数

I make that £750 after tax. 我算出交完税后是750英镑。

8  T  to cause something to be successful 使成功

It was the children’ s choir that really made the performance. 童声合唱使表演获得成功。

9  linking verb  to have the right qualities for a particular job , purpose etc 具备成为…应有的素质

Diane would make a good teacher – she’ s so patient. 黛安娜会成为一名好教师,她非常有耐心。

Don’ t you think the novel would make a great film? 你不认为这部小说可以拍成一部电影大作吗?

10  T  to reach a particular place , especially so that there is time to do something 到达;抵达

At this rate we won’ t make York before midnight. 照这种速度我们半夜都到不了约克。

Dan just managed to make his 7 o’ clock flight to Toronto. 丹设法刚好赶上他7点飞往多伦多的航班。

10a to be able to be present at a particular event 出席;到场

We can’ t make the conference after all. 无论如何我们无法出席会议。

11  T  to succeed in achieving something by reaching the necessary level or standard 达到;实现;完成

We’ ve made our target of 10,000 sales this month. 我们已经完成这个月10,000宗销售的目标。

make a deadline They’ ll never make the deadline now that the computers have crashed. 既然电脑已经崩溃,他们将再也无法如期完成任务了。

make the headlines/papers/news etc (=be important enough to be reported) Their search for a heart donor made the headlines in April. 成为报纸的头条新闻/上报纸/上新闻

make a team/squad (=be chosen for it) Dawson has failed to make the team for Saturday’ s big match. 入选队伍/小组

PHRASES
-   it makes a change spoken
used for saying that something is different from and better than usual
  这比平常好;有好转

It makes a change to see him smiling. 看见他笑,这就好多了。

-   make as if to do sth
to make a movement so that you seem to be going to do something
  假装做某事

Dad made as if to chase me out of the room. 爸爸装着要把我从房间里赶出来。

-   make a bed
to arrange the covers on a bed so that they are tidy
  铺床;收拾床铺

Remember to make your bed before you leave for school. 离家上学以前记得收拾床铺。

-   make believe
to pretend that something is real , especially in a game
  假装(尤其在游戏中)

The children like to make believe that they live in a castle. 孩子们喜欢装作住在城堡中。

-   make a difference
to do something that causes an improvement
  有所不同;有所帮助

A bit of extra money would really make a difference. 再多给点钱确实会有所助益。

-   make do (with/without sth)
to succeed in dealing with a situation by using what is availabledespite not having something
  (用/不用某物)将就对付

There wasn’ t much food, but we made do. 食物不多,但我们将就着对付。

-   make it
1 to succeed in a particular activity 成功

She made it in films when she was still a teenager. 她还是少女时就在电影界取得了成功。

2 to manage to arrive on time 按时赶到

We just made it in time for the wedding. 我们刚好及时地赶上婚礼。

3 to be able to be present at a particular event 出席;到场

I can’ t make it on Friday. 星期五我没法到场。

We made it to the meeting. 我们参加了会议。

4 to not die as a result of an illness or accident (从疾病或事故中)挺过去,活下来
-   make it big informal
to be very successful
  大获成功;走红

Everyone wants to make it big in Hollywood these days. 现在谁都想在好莱坞大获成功。

-   make it 5 o’ clock/7.30 etc BRITISH spoken
to decide that it is a particular time by looking at your watch
  看表是5点/7点30分等

‘What time is it?’ ‘I make it 5 o’ clock.’ “几点了?”“看表是5点了。”

-   make it through sth
to not die as a result of an illness or an accident
  从(疾病或事故)中活下来

She’ s made it through the worst of the illness now. 现在她已经从重病中挺过来了。

-   make it with sb AMERICAN informal
to have sex with someone
  和某人性交
-   make like AMERICAN spoken
to pretend to be something you are not
  装成

She makes like she’ s the boss round here. 她装得好像她是这里的老板。

-   make or break
to help someone or something to be very successful or to cause them to fail completely
  成就或毁掉

They have the ability to make or break a new star. 他们有能力成就或毁掉一个新明星。

-   make a (phone) call
to telephone someone
  打电话

Do you mind if I just make a quick phone call? 你介意我打一个简短的电话吗?

-   make time (for)
to find time to do something or be with someone despite being busy
  抽时间(做某事)

He’ s finding it difficult to make time for his children. 他觉得很难抽出时间来和他的孩子们呆在一起。

-   make way (for)
1 to move away so that someone or something can get past you (给…)让路,腾地方

We were asked to make way for the bride and groom. 有人叫我们给新郎和新娘让路。

2 to be replaced by someone or something (被…)取代

Most of the old buildings have made way for hotels and offices. 大部分的旧建筑已被宾馆和办公楼所取代。

-   make your way
1 to start moving towards a place 去;前往

We made our way to the front of the crowd. 我们朝人群前面走去。

2 to start to make progress in a career or activity 开始取得进展;开始走向成功

Edward was just beginning to make his way in life. 爱德华刚开始发迹。

PHRASAL VERBS
ˌmake aˈway with
PHRASAL VB  T 
make away with sth: to escape with something that you have stolen 偷走

The burglars made away with all their silverware. 贼偷走了他们所有的银器。

ˈmake for
PHRASAL VB  T 
1 to move towards a place 向…走去;前往

He picked up his umbrella and made for the door. 他拿起雨伞朝门走去。

2 to help to make something possible 有助于;有利于

The new computers make for much greater productivity. 新计算机有助于大大提高生产力。

ˈmake ˌinto
PHRASAL VB  T 
make sb/sth into sth: to change someone or something so that they become something else 把…变成

His first record made him into a star. 他的第一张唱片使他成为明星。

The story was made into a film two years ago. 这个故事两年前被拍成了电影。

ˈmake ˌof
PHRASAL VB  T 
1 make sth of sb/sth: to use chances and opportunities in order to be successful 利用(机会)

This job is whatever you make of it. 这份工作要看你怎么利用它。

I want to make something of my new life here. 我想使我现在的新生活有所成就。

2 to understand someone or the meaning of something in a particular way 理解;了解

I don’ t know what to make of our new teacher. 我不知道怎么评价我们的新老师。

What do you make of this news? 你怎么看这条消息?

-   make the best of sth
to try to get a good result despite a bad situation
  充分利用某事物

It rained all day, but we made the best of it. 尽管下了一天的雨,但我们依然过得开心。

-   make an evening/a day etc of it informal
to continue doing something for a whole evening , day etc
  整晚/整天等做(某事)

Let’ s make an evening of it and eat out. 我们出去吃饭吧,尽情地享受今晚。

-   make a go of sth
to try your best to make something successful
  尽力使某事成功

They’ re going to try to make a go of their marriage again. 他们将试图再一次使他们的婚姻美满。

-   make the most of sth
to use a good situation to get the best possible result
  充分利用某物

It’ s a beautiful day today. Let’ s make the most of it. 今天天气真好。我们充分利用一下吧。

-   make much of sth
to give a lot of importance to something
  强调某物;重视某物
-   make a success of sth
to make something be successful
  使某事成功
-   do you want to make something of it? spoken
used for telling someone that you are prepared to fight or argue about something
  你想找茬吗?;你想怎么样?
ˌmake ˈoff
PHRASAL VB  I 
to leave quickly , especially after doing something wrong (尤其在做错事后)急忙跑掉,逃走

The kids made off when they heard us coming. 孩子们听到我们来了就急忙跑掉了。

ˌmake ˈoff with
PHRASAL VB  T 
make off with sth: to escape with something , especially something stolen 拿走;(尤指)偷走

They made off with our television and our stereo. 他们偷走了我们的电视和音响。

ˌmake ˈout
PHRASAL VB
1  T  to see , hear , or understand someone or something with difficulty (勉强地)看出,听出,理解

I can just make a few words out on this page. 这页上的字我只认识几个。

I couldn’ t make out what he was saying. 我不明白他在说什么。

Can you make out a face here on the photograph? 你可以认出这幅照片上的人吗?

1a to understand someone’ s character 理解(性格)

I can’ t make her out. 我弄不懂她的性格。

2  T  to write all the necessary information on a document such as a cheque 开出;填写

She made out a cheque and handed it to me. 她开了一张支票递给我。

3  I  informal   to succeed or continue in a particular way 成功;进展

How is Frank making out in his new job? 弗兰克的新工作干得怎么样?

4  T  informal   to pretend that something is true 装出;假装

+(that) He made out that he’ d won the lottery. 他装出中了彩票的样子。

make sb out to be sth He made me out to be a liar. 他把我说成一个骗子。

5  I  AMERICAN  informal   to have sex , or to kiss and touch in a sexual way 性交;亲吻爱抚
ˌmake ˈover
PHRASAL VB  T 
1 to officially make someone else the owner of something (正式地)移交,转让

make sth over Before he died, he made his estate over to his wife. 他在死之前把自己的财产移交给妻子。

2 to change or improve the appearance of someone or something 改造;改善
ˈmake toˌwards
PHRASAL VB  T 
make towards sb/sth: to go in the direction of someone or something 走向

I made towards the door, but he called me back. 我朝门走过去,但他却把我叫了回来。

ˌmake ˈup
PHRASAL VB
1  T  to invent an explanation for something , especially in order to avoid being punished or embarrassed (尤指为了逃脱惩罚或避免尴尬)编造(借口)

He made up some excuse about the dog eating his homework. 他编造说狗吃了他的作业。

2  T  to invent a story , poem etc 编写;创作

They made up a little poem and wrote it in the card. 他们编了一首小诗写在卡片上。

3  T  to put make-up on someone’ s face 给…化妆

They made my face up to look like a clown. 他们把我的脸化妆成一个小丑的样子。

4  T  to prepare or arrange something 准备;安排;配制

I’ ll get the chemist to make this prescription up for you. 我要让药剂师给你开药方。

Could you make up a list of all the things we need? 你能开一张我们需要的所有东西的单子吗?

make up a bed You should stay the night – I’ ll make up a bed for you. 你应该留下来过夜,我给你铺张床。

5  T  to produce something from cloth (用布料)缝制,裁制

You could make up some new curtains from that material. 你可以用那种料子缝制一些新窗帘。

6  T  make up sth: to make an amount or a number complete 补足;凑够

I’ m paying £500, and Dave is making up the rest. 我出500英镑,戴夫补足剩下的。

7  T  to work at different times from usual because you have not worked enough at the normal times 补回(时间)

Sorry I’ m late; I’ ll make up the time this evening. 抱歉,我迟到了;今晚我把时间补回来。

8  I  to become friendly with someone again after an argument 言归于好

Why don’ t you two forget your differences and make up? 你们两个为什么不忘掉分歧言归于好呢?

kiss and make up They argue a lot, but they always kiss and make up. 他们经常争吵,但过后总是握手言欢。

+with Tom still hasn’ t made up with Alice. 汤姆还没有和艾丽斯和好。

9  T  make up sth: to combine together to form a whole 组成;构成

Women make up 40 per cent of the workforce. 妇女占劳动力的40%。

This book is made up of twelve separate short stories. 这本书由12篇独立的短篇故事组成。

ˌmake ˈup for
PHRASAL VB  T 
1 to take the place of something that has been lost or damaged 补偿;弥补

Nothing can make up for the loss of a child. 没有什么东西可以弥补丧子之痛。

make up for lost time (=enjoy experiences as much as possible because you did not experience them before) He’ s finally bought a computer, and is making up for lost time. 弥补损失

2 to provide something good , so that something bad seems less important 补足;补偿

The good weather made up for the bad organization. 好天气弥补了组织上的不足。

He bought her some flowers to make up for being late. 他给她买了一些花当作迟到的补偿。

ˌmake ˈup to
PHRASAL VB  T  INFORMAL OLD-FASHIONED 
make up to sb: to behave in a very friendly way towards someone , or to praise them , in order to get something for yourself 讨好;奉承;巴结

She’ s always making up to the boss – it’ s quite embarrassing. 她总是讨好上司,真让人难堪。

-   make it up to sb
to do something good that helps someone feel better after you did something bad to them
  补偿某人

I’ m really sorry. I’ ll make it up to you. 我真的很抱歉。我会补偿你的。

 
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